EP1002245A4 - Field-customizable variable focal length lens - Google Patents

Field-customizable variable focal length lens

Info

Publication number: EP1002245A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: field; focal length; length lens; variable focal; customizable
Prior art date: 1998-05-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP99927096A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1002245A1 (en

Inventor

Stephen Kurtin

Saul Epstein

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-05-26

Filing date

1999-05-26

Publication date

2004-09-22

1999-05-26 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2000-05-24 Publication of EP1002245A1 publication Critical patent/EP1002245A1/en

2004-09-22 Publication of EP1002245A4 publication Critical patent/EP1002245A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
- G02B3/12—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses
- G02B3/14—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses of variable focal length
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
- G02C7/00—Optical parts
- G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
- G02C7/08—Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
- G02C7/081—Ophthalmic lenses with variable focal length
- G02C7/085—Fluid-filled lenses, e.g. electro-wetting lenses

EP99927096A 1998-05-26 1999-05-26 Field-customizable variable focal length lens Withdrawn EP1002245A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/084,473 US5956183A (en)	1998-05-26	1998-05-26	Field-customizable variable focal length lens
US84473		1998-05-26
PCT/US1999/011668 WO1999061940A1 (en)	1998-05-26	1999-05-26	Field-customizable variable focal length lens

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1002245A1 EP1002245A1 (en)	2000-05-24
EP1002245A4 true EP1002245A4 (en)	2004-09-22

Family

ID=22185186

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99927096A Withdrawn EP1002245A4 (en)	1998-05-26	1999-05-26	Field-customizable variable focal length lens

Country Status (4)

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US (1)	US5956183A (en)
EP (1)	EP1002245A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU4407999A (en)
WO (1)	WO1999061940A1 (en)

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WO1999061940A1 (en)	1999-12-02
JP2002517013A (en)	2002-06-11
US5956183A (en)	1999-09-21

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